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Research interests
Author of Sparrow (Reaktion Books); Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (Harcourt); and Tinkering with Eden, a Natural History of Exotics in America (W.W. Norton). Essays and articles have appeared in Smithsonian, Orion, Sierra, River Teeth, and Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015, among other places.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science in Environmental Studies, University of Montana
Award Date: May 15 1999
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction Writing, University of Montana
Award Date: May 15 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
Award Date: Jun 14 1992
Research interests
- Literary nonfiction, Maria Sibylla Merian, history of science, women in science, sparrows, non-native species
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